After receiving a telegram from Sims' team, Magiffin knew the outcome of this battlefield. Victory had become a luxury, and evacuation was the only way out.

But the actual situation was worse than he imagined. The one-sided situation surprised him. After arriving on the Oklahoma, Magiffin immediately readjusted his deployment. Four American armored cruisers began to face the Allies with destroyers.

Battleship's gunnery engine

Lightning struck, and he led the fleet that could still maintain its speed to evacuate to the north. If nothing else happened, there was a submarine cordon there. In addition to the 9 submarines of the US Navy, there were also 3 French and British submarines.

5 human submarines, a total of 17 submarines!

The Tennessee, which had lost much power, was abandoned. Together with the armored cruiser, it would launch a desperate charge against the Italian Navy. The U.S. fleet began to release smoke, and the destroyers were divided into groups. Under the cover of the smoke, the U.S. fleet began to turn away at high speed, and

The first group of destroyers also fired torpedoes one after another.

The white torpedo was ejected from the torpedo tube by the high-pressure air. After falling into the water, it quickly returned to a certain depth, and then pulled out a long white line and rushed towards the target. The American destroyer fired the torpedo 8km away. At this distance

There was no precision at all, but the cautious Italians still chose to dodge.

When the ships avoided the torpedoes and readjusted their course to continue the pursuit, four U.S. armored cruisers, under the cover of the Tennessee, led no less than 20 torpedo boats to launch a second wave of lightning strikes! Under the cover of the smoke canister, the four armored cruisers

The cruiser rushed out without hesitation towards the center with the fewest auxiliary battleships. At the same time, they also received fire support from the tail group of the American fleet.

For reinforcements, here are three Chinese foreign trade fast battleships. Although Turkey has super-dreadnoughts, its own escort force is lacking and was almost exhausted in the two wars. Although it is a combined fleet, the Italians and Spanish obviously

It would not provide enough cover for the Turks, and the American fleet seized this opportunity to launch a lightning strike!

The USS Utah, USS New York, USS Seven Provinces, and USS Athens, located at the end of the U.S. Navy battle line, abandoned their previous enemies and attacked the three fast battleships with all their strength. Their fierce firepower not only prevented the opponents from paying attention to the lightning strike formation, but also took the opportunity to attack the three fast battleships next to them.

Allied destroyer sunk

Two destroyers were lost, which made the opponent's defense even weaker. Tycho tried to make up for this flaw, and transferred 4 destroyers from the Italian fleet to reinforce it. At the same time, he aimed his guns at the three destroyers at the rear of the U.S. Navy fleet.

Battleship, but it is still a little slow after all!

The four Italian destroyers can only be described as a drop in the bucket. They were torn into pieces by two armored cruisers with fierce firepower as soon as they got aboard. The two cruisers had 8 10-inch guns and a total of 16 6-inch guns on the side strings.

The completed fire net poses a greater threat to auxiliary battleships than to battleships.

! Their rate of fire was too fast! Two destroyers with a displacement of 700 tons were destroyed outside the torpedo range. Another destroyer was hit by a 10-inch shell that penetrated the magazine just after it fired a torpedo. The last one tried to evacuate the battlefield.

But being overtaken and sunk by dense barrage, the whole process

In just a few minutes, the American armored cruiser was like a sharp bayonet that opened up the Italians' fragile auxiliary battleship defense. Although in this close battle, one armored cruiser was destroyed by a powerful 350mm armor-piercing projectile, and the ammunition depot exploded.

The huge explosion produced was not

It only blew the 10,000-ton armored cruiser into two pieces. At the same time, it also pulled two destroyers that were too close to dodge into the whirlpool as it sank. However, their sacrifices still provided a valuable opportunity for the destroyers behind.

, the 12 destroyers following behind launched a fatal lightning strike!

The Americans acted decisively. Like a giant dragon wagging its tail, the Allies were a little uncomfortable with the violent attack before evacuation. In less than 2 minutes, 12 destroyers attacked two battleships 1,500 meters away.

30 rounds

Torpedoes! The torpedoes’ uneven tracks made it impossible for the Gneisenau to dodge. After trying its best to avoid 8 torpedoes, two torpedoes hit the middle and rear of the hull one after another, and the hit points of the two torpedoes were far apart.

Just less than 10 meters!

The powerful American torpedo is equipped with 500 pounds of high explosives, which has reached the upper limit of the underwater defense of the Chinese foreign trade battleship! A huge water mass rises on the side of the battleship, accompanied by the explosion impact of high explosives and the flow of water fragments

Extruded, the hull plate was directly shattered, followed by the highly elastic steel plate at the back. The outermost empty tank was shattered after slowing down the opponent's impact, followed by the liquid tank at the back. It is said that there was nearly 0.0 in the tank.

The 6-meter-thick heavy oil layer is to further buffer the impact of debris, but Nair came out with a light load and used up the fuel inside for a long time. As a result, the function it was supposed to play was not activated. Secondly,

After the first layer of protection collapsed, it was time for the third layer! After absorbing the impact of a large amount of seawater and debris, some cabins were damaged. Seawater rushed in along the cracks, and under the action of strong water pressure, the breach further expanded.

If things come to this point, this long-lasting fast battleship can still support the advanced subdivided compartment design. Even if the core compartment is flooded, it can be limited to a certain range. However, another torpedo that followed completely ruined this.

ship

Battleship! When the soldiers on the ship were still reeling from the explosion just now, another loud noise made everyone's mood sink to the bottom! The second torpedo tore open a hole with a diameter of 8 meters next to the first torpedo.

Meter-long big mouth, deep-fried

The shock wave generated by the explosive easily tore through the damaged underwater defense system. Not only did it completely destroy the three-layer outer cabin, but the high-pressure bubbles also tore the entire last layer of armor, which was already unreliable, from the hull.

!, a large hole of more than ten square meters appeared, and behind it was the engine room of the battleship. A large amount of seawater poured into the interior with countless debris. The German officers and soldiers who were in the engine room did not even have time to report.

Swallowed by the sea.

The continuous attack of two torpedoes caused the battleship to flood with at least 2,500 tons of seawater in a short period of time! But this was not over yet. The remaining destroyers continued to attack like piranhas smelling fishy smell. Soon,

Another torpedo hit the front of the hull, opening a huge gap in the lower part of the No. 2 turret, although the mine protection armor near the ammunition depot blocked it.

There were scattered fragments, but for safety reasons, the Germans ordered the ammunition depot to be filled with water. With the water intake and water filling, the Gneisenau added more than 1,000 tons of seawater! And most of this seawater was

It was injected from one side. It is difficult to say whether this order was correct or wrong. In the end, too much sea water on one side finally crushed the Gneisenau!

The entire battleship tilted 20 degrees, and after the water injection balance failed, it was finally swallowed up by the rolling waves! When they saw the opponent finally sinking, the Americans were boiling! In their eyes, this was a huge victory, but unfortunately it was just

A tactical victory, Magiffin's unprepared attack did bring some losses to the Allies, but when the other side reacts, the American fleet will surely withstand astonishing fury!

The three armored cruisers that rushed up were covered by the intensive firepower that followed before they could even evacuate. One of the main armored cruisers only supported it for less than 3 minutes before ending its life in a series of explosions, while the other one

The two armored cruisers were besieged by the Laurie and three Spanish-class battleships, and were completely destroyed in less than 10 minutes.

One battleship capsized because the side of the hull was riddled with holes, the engine stalled, and there was too much water, while the other warship lit up firecrackers because the ammunition depot was detonated! It took no more than fifteen minutes at most.

The U.S. Lightning Strike formation, which was still murderous just now, was wiped out by the attack of nearly a hundred main guns! Then, the Allied fleet aimed its guns at the American rearguard fleet in the distance!

11 Super Dreadnoughts faced off against 3 Super Dreadnoughts and 1 Dreadnought. There was no suspense in such a battle. But at this moment, the captain of the Seven Provinces, a Dutch admiral who had participated in the Second Sino-Russian War, was silent.

Jack decisively pulled out the smoke screen and then unexpectedly left the battle line and began to chase Maggie Fen! Without informing the ship,

The battleship brazenly withdrew from the battle and fled the battlefield without the commander of the team. This had never happened in many fierce naval battles in the first battle! And such behavior naturally brought an indelible stain to Jack. For a time, he was a coward and a coward.

A series of the most vicious titles such as Allied spy were used on this naval veteran!

"I am willing to use everything I have in exchange for the survival of the Seven Provinces. What does my reputation and jail time mean? The war is over. There is no need for us to be victims." After returning to the port, we faced

The gray-haired naval officer said this to the French officers and soldiers who came to arrest him. What was quite surprising was that the fleet commander at the time, Ma

Giffen also expressed his understanding of Jack in private. He believed that the Dutchman's choice was not excessive in this case, and that he did not escape the battlefield on his own, but eventually returned to the previous formation. Of course, in this case,

It cannot be said in public. This is contrary to the opinions of the US government and public opinion. Although McGiffin sympathizes with the Dutch, it is only sympathy.

It has to be said that the Seventh Province does have the capital to escape from the tiger's mouth. The thick armor allowed it to not suffer much damage in the fight with the Allied Super Dreadnought just now, and its speed of more than 25 knots also allowed it to get away from the enemy.

The red-eyed Allied Mediterranean Fleet, amid the astonishment of the friendly forces nearby, under the smoke-filled sky

Under cover, the only remaining capital ship of the Dutch Navy evacuated from the battlefield with overloaded horsepower. It is unknown whether it was an accident or the smoke screen was too thick, but the Allied fleet did not find him, or it did not focus its firepower on this battleship.

, the opponent pointed the sharp blade of revenge at the remaining four battleships!
Chapter completed!